1851 engraved
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I opted for the Remington 1858 because Angel Eyes used one.
It seems to be a quality piece and shoots well.
My buddy is also interested in an engraved model, but I can't remember which. Lightning maybe.
I say go for it.
It seems to be a quality piece and shoots well.
My buddy is also interested in an engraved model, but I can't remember which. Lightning maybe.
I say go for it.
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No comparison between the hand engraved pistols and acid etched or laser engraved pistols. The hand engraved are much nicer. I have looked at hand engraved pistols that were the same make, model, year, and engraving pattern. They should be exactly the same but many are not. Each one had subtle little differences. The engraver did each one individually by hand and you could see little changes to the pattern so a lot of the hand engraved pieces are really one of a kind.
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I'll agree with that. And if it was on anything other than a $600 Uberti or Pietta that also uses acid etched color case hardening... well, there's a reason they call them repros 
I already have a Remington, and an 1860 Colt, both reproductions.
I like them both.
I want a pair of those
Go back and snag that sucker post haste. They're "out of stock/no backorder" anywhere online.
Nice
Always loved the full flutes!!
Thanks!!
Mike
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Sadly the only real engraving I own is on a pair of Browning Superposed, one Skeet, the other Trap, both "Peon" grade.
I got the Winchester 101 Trap Pigeon grade and Trap Diamond grade. Love them both. I'm a Winchester kind of guy
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Yes, but few can afford real hand-engraved.
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You can still pick up some of the early Italian hand engraved pistols now and then for a reasonable amount. Navy Arms stopped offering the hand engraved pistols around 1980 because the cost of the engraving had risen too high and that was 43 years ago.
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Well, I've been busy and didn't make it back to the gun shop yet. I looked at the gun Monday afternoon and the shop is not open on Wednesdays so I will go back tomorrow. If the gun is still there I am going to buy it.
hopefully it will still be there
I went back and got it. Here are pics of the actual one I got. I'm not sure it has been fired. I'm happy.
Monday I plan to drive about an hour to pick up a Remington revolver (reproduction) that the owner says he bought, along with the powder, balls, caps, and lube, shot it 12 times, cleaned it well, and put it away. I've seen pics and it looks like new. He wants $200 for everything, including a holster.
